Lagos To Start Search For Active Coronavirus Cases, Confirms Seven Recovered, Discharged Patients
Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu confirmed that the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) has discharged 7 more patients after they tested negative twice to Coronavirus.
He made the announcement on Twitter on Thursday afternoon, saying;
Good people of Lagos,I bring you awesome news from IDH, Yaba, which is as a testament to our resolve to overcome the lethal #COVID19 pandemic ravaging the world.
Today, we discharged 7 more patients who have fully recovered and tested negative twice consecutively for #COVID19
Good people of Lagos,
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) April 9, 2020
I bring you awesome news from IDH, Yaba, which is as a testament to our resolve to overcome the lethal #COVID19 pandemic ravaging the world.
Today, we discharged 7 more patients who have fully recovered and tested negative twice consecutively for #COVID19
He stated that with the new discharged cases, there are now a total of 39 recovered patients of Coronavirus in the state.
Governor Sanwo-Olu added that the discharged patients include one female and six males; three of which are foreign nationals; two Ukrainians and one Italian.
This brings to 39 the number of discharged patients in Lagos.
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) April 9, 2020
The patients include one female and six males; three of the discharged male patients are foreign nationals; two Ukrainians and one Italian.
The governor urged Lagos residents to comply with directives in the state, saying;
As we look forward to more great news in the coming days, I implore you all to support our offensive against #COVIDー19 by complying with our directives and taking responsibility for yourselves and your community.
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) April 9, 2020
Sanwo-Olu in a follow up tweet revealed that health workers will be going around the state to administer electronic questionnaires to enquiry about some symptoms like cough, cold and fever.
In the coming days, some of our health workers will be moving around in pairs to administer an electronic questionnaire at homes and healthcare facilities to make enquiries about some symptoms like cough, cold and fever.
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) April 9, 2020
While giving a reason for the questionnaire, the governor stressed that the enquiry is to intensify search for possible cases of Coronavirus in different communities across the state, also known as Active Case Search.
This is in a bid to intensify our search for possible cases of #COVID19 in different communities across the State known as *Active Case Search*.
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) April 9, 2020
These officials can be identified with a #COVID19 outbreak response tag or a letter from the LGA.
He concluded by imploring Lagos residents to support the move by providing accurate information to help contain the pandemic.
I implore you to give them your maximum support by providing accurate information that would help in containing this #COVID19 pandemic quickly.
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) April 9, 2020
Again, I assure you that at the end of it all, we will be victorious.
Thank you.
